Amused to deathDear Editor: Civil libertarians who are on the alert to oppose tyranny fail to take into account man’s almost infinite appetite for distractions. The importance of an educated citizenry, as envisio...

Fund mass transitDear Editor: It is no surprise to transportation historians that the proposed new Metropolitan Transportation Authority 2015-2019 Five Year $32 billion Capital Plan is short $15.2 billion. The prob...

It's workingDear Editor: Where are all the GOP bobbleheads who said Obamacare would destroy our country, ruin our economy, actually kill you and, according to GOP activist Dr. Ben Carson, was "the worst thing ...

Good old daysDear Editor: The recent New York City Transit Museum's antique bus display as part of the annual Atlantic Antic festival this past Sunday was a great trip down memory lane. It was a time when bus d...

Need real strategyDear Editor: Bravo to President Barack Obama for finally enumerating a strategy and taking decisive action against ISIS, the radical Islamic terrorists who have been reaping carnage in wide swaths ...

Punish studentsDear Editor: With so many students in high school who are constantly misbehaving, which severely disrupts the learning process and causes many teachers to leave the profession, perhaps it is time o...

Unique OpportunityDear Editor: Flushing Town Hall has been presented with a significant challenge this season, one that I hope your readers will help us meet. It’s not every day that an institutional supporter prese...

We'll miss the captainDear Editor: As we say goodbye to Yankee captain Derek Jeter, we are going to really miss him. He always was a true professional, always respectful to the media, and did a lot of volunteer work wit...

For millionairesDear Editor: Senator Mitch McConnell was recently heard thanking the Koch's "for the important work you're doing" and for "rallying to the cause." What cause? Putting Americans to work? Rebuilding ...

Hand gestureDear Editor: I have just seen a picture of dignitaries at the 9/11 ceremony. They were Governor Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, former Mayor Mike Bloomberg, and former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Ther...

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Dodgy moveDear Editor: Unpatriotic companies are moving their headquarters overseas (Burger King to Canada) and people are blaming Obama for these corporate inversions? A company buys a foreign subsidiary, a...

Against ConventionDear Editor: The United States Constitution has endured for more than two centuries, securing the blessings of liberty for all Americans. There are people now who seek to radically alter the Consti...

Honor the burgerDear Editor: Celebrate "A trip down memory lane on the Hamburger Train" (Michael Perlman - September 4) by participating in National Hamburger Day on Thursday, September 18. Ignore all of the healt...

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The bleak introspection is consistent with her 2012 album, "I Thought I Was an Alien." But while the debut work had a low-fi feel, her second full-length album is marked by a heavier edge, with touches of post-punk icon Siouxsie Sioux in her voice and a forceful guitar that at times evokes the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. "My Dreams Dictate My Reality," which is out in continental Europe and was released Tuesday in the United States and Britain, was produced by Ross Robinson, who has worked with metal bands such as Korn and later with The Cure, whose bass-heavy noir is the most obvious influence on Soko.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is sending President Barack Obama a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of the budget year, without overturning the president's immigration policies.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to approve funding for the Department of Homeland Security through Sept. 30 without any immigration restrictions, ending a standoff that had threatened a partial shutdown for the agency. The House vote sends the $39.7 billion spending measure to President Barack Obama to be signed into law. It no longer contains provisions that previously sought to block Obama's executive orders lifting the threat of deportation against millions of undocumented immigrants. (Reporting by David Lawder; Editing by Susan Heavey)